1 CORINTHIANS 15:3-4
"I passed on to you WHAT WAS MOST IMPORTANT and also what had been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins. He was buried. He was raised from the dead on the third day. Just as the scriptures said!"
What is the gospel? What are the glad tidings of salvation? What did you welcome and accept as a believer in Jesus Christ? After all this is how you were saved and what you must hold fast to and keep firmly. Your faith rests on these truths. WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT message for you to call yourself a Christian? What did you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart. What is called the gospel, the good news, the glad tidings.
First of all, the Christ, the Messiah, the anointed one of God died for our sins. Just as had been foretold in the scriptures, we had a Saviour, Jesus Christ. He took all of our sins on Himself and then He died on the cross for each of us. Jesus Christ body was buried in a sealed tomb for three days. Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day, just as He and the scriptures foretold. He was the first to conquer death. Jesus was seen by His apostles and over 500 believers.
So we are to see that death came into the world through one man, Adam. Now the Resurrection from the dead began with one man, Jesus Christ. If you belong to Adam, you are dead. If you belong to Jesus Christ you will be given a new life. Christ was the first to arise from the dead and and all of us who belong to Christ will be raised when He comes back. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT message? That you come to a knowledge and saving grace of the gospel of Jesus Christ! It is a matter of eternal life or eternal death. Believe the Good News!
